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Jerome Ngom Mbekeli

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Jerome Ngom Mbekeli
Personal information
Full name Jerome Ngom Mbekeli[1]
Date of birth (1998-09-30) 30 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Yaoundé, Cameroon
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sheriff Tiraspol
Number 17
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 APEJES Academy
2018–2019 MFK Vyškov
2019 Swope Park Rangers 19 (2)
2020 San Diego Loyal 1 (0)
2021 APEJES Academy
2022–2023 Colombe Sportive
2023 Beveren 7 (0)
2023– Sheriff Tiraspol 24 (3)
International career
2022– Cameroon 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 July 2023

Jerome Ngom Mbekeli (born 30 September 1998) is a Cameroonian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheriff Tiraspol in the Moldovan Super Liga.

Club career

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Swope Park Rangers

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In January 2019, Mbekeli joined USL Championship club Swope Park Rangers.[2] After scoring twice against Bethlehem Steel, he was named to the USL Championship Team of the Week.[3]

Sheriff Tiraspol

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On 5 July 2023, Sheriff Tiraspol announced the singing of Ngom Mbekeli from Beveren.[4]

International career

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Mbekeli was named to Cameroon's roster for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.[5] He was one of the few amateur players at the tournament, making approximately the minimum wage in his home nation of Cameroon.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 30 November 2023[7]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Kansas City II 2019 USL Championship 19 2 0 0 0 0 19 2
San Diego Loyal 2020 USL Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
S.K. Beveren 2022-23 Challenger Pro League 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Sheriff 2023-24 Super Liga 12 3 0 0 12[a] 3 0 0 24 6
Career Total 39 5 0 0 12 3 0 0 51 8
  1. ^ Includes four appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League and eight appearances and two goals in UEFA Europa League

References

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  1. ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Cameroon (CMR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 5. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Bergabo, Patrik (4 January 2019). "Swope Park Rangers adds internationals Ayyoub Allach and Jerome Ngom Mbekeli". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  3. ^ Kozvan, Sam (9 April 2019). "Jerome Ngom Mbekeli nets USL Championship Team of the Week honors | Sporting Kansas City". Sportingkc.com. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Добро пожаловать, Жером". fc-sheriff.com (in Russian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Qatar 2022: Indomitable Lions newboy Jerome Ngom oozes confidence". Sport News Africa. 18 November 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  6. ^ Vlietstra, Bart (18 November 2022). "Voor Jerome Ngom Mbekeli uit Kameroen is de WK-selectie een lot uit de loterij" [For Jerome Ngom Mbekeli from Cameroon, the World Cup selection is a lottery ticket]. de Volkskrant (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2022.
  7. ^ Jerome Ngom Mbekeli at Soccerway
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